Data Communications and Computer Networks Chapter 4 CS 3830 Lecture 18 Omar Meqdadi Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Network Layer4-2 Chapter 4: Network Layer Chapter goals:  understand principles behind network layer services:  network layer service models  forwarding versus routing  routing (path selection)  dealing with scale  advanced topics: IPv6, mobility  instantiation, implementation in the Internet

Network Layer4-3 Chapter 4: Network Layer  4. 1 Introduction  4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks  4.4 IP: Internet Protocol  Datagram format  IPv4 addressing  IPv6  4.5 Routing algorithms  Link state  Distance Vector  Hierarchical routing  4.6 Routing in the Internet  RIP  OSPF  BGP  4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

Network Layer4-4 Network layer  transport segment from sending to receiving host  on sending side encapsulates segments into datagrams  on rcving side, delivers segments to transport layer  network layer protocols in every host, router  router examines header fields in all IP datagrams passing through it application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical network data link physical

Network Layer4-5 Two Key Network-Layer Functions  forwarding: move packets from router’s input to appropriate router output  routing: determine route taken by packets from source to dest.  routing algorithms analogy: r routing: process of planning trip from source to dest r forwarding: process of getting through single interchange

Network Layer value in arriving packet’s header routing algorithm local forwarding table header value output link Interplay between routing and forwarding

Network Layer4-7 Connection setup  3 rd important function in some network architectures:  ATM, frame relay, X.25  before datagrams flow, two end hosts and intervening routers establish virtual connection  routers get involved  network vs transport layer connection service:  network: between two hosts (may also involve intervening routers in case of VCs)  transport: between two processes

Network Layer4-8 Chapter 4: Network Layer  4. 1 Introduction  4.2 Virtual circuit and datagram networks  4.4 IP: Internet Protocol  Datagram format  IPv4 addressing  ICMP  IPv6  4.5 Routing algorithms  Link state  Distance Vector  Hierarchical routing  4.6 Routing in the Internet  RIP  OSPF  BGP  4.7 Broadcast and multicast routing

Network Layer4-9 Network layer connection and connection-less service  datagram network provides network-layer connectionless service  VC network provides network-layer connection service  analogous to the transport-layer services, but:  service: host-to-host  no choice: network provides one or the other  implementation: in network core

Network Layer4-10 Virtual circuits  call setup, teardown for each call before data can flow  each packet carries VC identifier (not destination host address)  every router on source-dest path maintains “state” for each passing connection  link, router resources (bandwidth, buffers) may be allocated to VC (dedicated resources = predictable service) “source-to-dest path behaves much like telephone circuit”  performance-wise

Network Layer4-11 VC implementation a VC consists of: 1. path from source to destination 2. VC numbers, one number for each link along path 3. entries in forwarding tables in routers along path  packet belonging to VC carries VC number (rather than dest address)  VC number can be changed on each link.  New VC number comes from forwarding table

Network Layer4-12 Forwarding table VC number interface number Incoming interface Incoming VC # Outgoing interface Outgoing VC # … … Forwarding table in northwest router: Routers maintain connection state information!

Network Layer4-13 Datagram networks  no call setup at network layer  routers: no state about end-to-end connections  no network-level concept of “connection”  packets forwarded using destination host address  packets between same source-dest pair may take different paths application transport network data link physical application transport network data link physical 1. Send data 2. Receive data

Network Layer4-14 Forwarding table Destination Address Range Link Interface through through through otherwise 3 4 billion possible entries

Network Layer4-15 Longest prefix matching Prefix Match Link Interface otherwise 3 DA: Examples DA: Which interface?

Network Layer4-16 Datagram or VC network: why? Datagram (Internet)  data exchange among computers  “elastic” service, no strict timing req.  “smart” end systems (computers)  can adapt, perform control, error recovery  simple inside network, complexity at “edge”  many link types  different characteristics  uniform service difficult VC (ATM)  evolved from telephony  human conversation:  strict timing, reliability requirements  need for guaranteed service  “dumb” end systems  telephones  complexity inside network